OBJECTIVES: During our research, we assessed how much demand is for antenatal courses, and which parents would like to participate and which topics are they interested in.

METHODS: We carried out our quantitative, cross-sectional research in Győr and its surroundings in 2016. Hundred and thirty mothers filled out our own edited questionnaire, who did not attend antenatal courses, received prenatal care, and they were raising a minimum of one month, maximum two-year-old child. The sampling method was random and targeted, expert sampling. Descriptive statistics with frequency range, Chi2-test , and t test (p<0.05) was performed with Microsoft Excel 2010.

RESULTS: 92% of surveyed mothers were raising their child with their partners and half of the families had one child. Mothers have upper-secondary education with almost the same proportion. Nearly identical proportions of the respondents with 40-40%, would participate regularly or occasionally in antenatal sessions. The demand for courses was not affected by the number of children in the family, marital status, maternal age and educational level and the frequency of participation of the father in examinations during pregnancy (c p>0.05). We cannot detect any correlation between motivational level towards higher level of subjects of antenatal courses, number of children, education level, and mothers' intention to participate in antenatal courses (t test p>0.05). However, we found that those mothers who would regularly participate in antenatal course, have a higher interest in the following topics: pregnancy studies, physiological process of labor, presentation of delivery room, natal period events, preparation for the new born and breast feeding (c p<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Based on our research, the primary task of us, as professionals, to raise awareness about antenatal courses for every family expecting a baby, and it is especially important to provide information about somatic - psychic changes during becoming a mother.